Fast furniture

Abstract

This case addresses a real situation of a company that shows an increase in sales, which led to the emergence of problems related to layout and production flow. Production of industry process is carried out in the same place, making furniture series and custom furniture, their raw materials are sheets of MDF. The company has production bottlenecks in some sectors and growth in this period the annual turnover was 6.7%, sprouting inquiries to expand production, machinery acquisition for the demand increase and modify the layout of the industry. The story is narrated from the point of view of David, who closely experienced all phases of the company. The industry studied is the industry furniture production. The intuited the study is that the decision should be taken to resolve the problem of the company. Can be used in the disciplines of Production Process, developing skills aimed at planning the production process, the use of equipment for production capacity and a physical arrangement that will enable a more efficient flow to meet sales demands.